Calabash_Issue 9 Apr. 2014 - Page 76

celebration
God is at work hereWedding
between
Abu Bakarr
Conteh and
Abijah Gadd
Story Raymond Akabi-Davis
The “God Is at Work Here” hall had been
turned into a Royal palladium. The massive
stage bedecked with a background of
golden pillars and purple-draped curtains,
in front of which the newly weds sat on a
cream and golden double-couched throne
complimented with 2 cream and golden
footstools.
The guests had started arriving as early
as 5pm to take their seats and await the
arrival of the royal bride and groom. The
Royal Table itself was decorated with an
expensive white silk flowery-frilled table
cloth and had 5 high table seats at each
side. As the guests attired in a mixture
of colourful array of beautifully tailored
African costumes, headgears and suites
patiently waited for the grand entrance of
T
he scene was set! The ambience
just right! The Kingdom Life
Ministry (KLM) in Surrey Quays
was the perfect venue for the
event of that unforgettable
November evening. It was
the sort of wedding reception that would
be on one’s lips for ever. It was a wedding
reception which smacked royalty for the
beautiful and adorable bride, Abijah Gadd
and the Groom, lovable and handsome Abu
Bakarr Conteh who had moments earlier
made their wedding vows to each other.
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